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Jan. 11, 193s.

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. BAG

Filed Nov. 1 8. 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet@ CHARLES y Y m C 5 A, m.

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BAG

Jan. 11, 1938.

Fild Nov. 18. 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTo s CHARLES L. HL-'DDENICHOLIS CHERKASFF Firmwares. 11, lass Charles L.

Hadden, Newark, N. J., and Nicholas Cherkaeo, New York, N. Y.

Application November 1851933, serial No. 698,568

K 10 Claims. Special objects of this invention are to provide a bag ofgeneral utility and adapted for a variety of uses, as for examplaa briefcase, a traveling case, a package carrier. knapsack, pillow structureand the like; which can be'radily converted from one use'to anothenwhichwill be accessible, convenient .and practical and which will be light,strong and durable.

Other objects and the novel i struction, combinations and relations ofparts by which the same are attained will appear in the course of thefollowing specication.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of the specification, apractical embodiment of the invention is illustrated and a number of thevarious uses of the invention are indicated, but it is to be understoodthat the invention is not limited to the particular form illustrated andthat various modifications andchanges may be made all within the trueintent and broad scope ofthe invention.y

l, Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodlment of theinvention as in use as a brief case or traveling case.

Figs. 2 and 3 are plan views of opposite sides ofy theb'ag; fully openedup. Fig. 4 is an venlarged vertical sectional view as on substantiallythe plane of line --d oi Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a broken further enlargement as on substantially the sameplane.

Fig. 6 is a broken sectional detail of the handle structuresubstantially as on line 6 6, Fig. fi.

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional detail as on line 1--1 mediate compartment22 and to the pocket 2l in of Fig. 6.

Figs. 8 to 14 inclusive are illustrations oi various diierent uses ofthe bag. Y

As particularly shownin Figs. 1 to 4, the bag consists'of two main partsl5, i8, oi substan- `tlallytlie samesize and shape foldable along anintermediatehinge' line I'l, to bring the edges of the two'parts intojuxtaposed relationfsaid parts carrying about their three exposed sidescooper` ating elements I8, oi' a fastener which'fcan be se cured orreleased by the slide la, g v i ture of curved notches enabling the SideParts to open up entirely dat as in Figs. 2 and 3 and prcducingin theclosed bag, Fig. 1, neatly'rounded corners about which the slide willoperate freely. The companion side members form between them when closedas in Fig. 4, a central pocket 22,

features of.' con A the two dierent surfaces.

Fig. 1 may be considered as showing the bag ff made up with what isintended to be the outside, v'actually at the outside of the ca se.Opened up, these two parts will appear as in Fig. 2. The reverse orinside will then appear as in Fig. 3. This latter View, together withFig. 4, shows how the members it, I6 have at the inner face of the same,the walls or partitions 23, l, attached thereto about the exposed edgesbut unattached on the lninging line l'l, leaving entrances at what isnormally the top of the bag at 25, 26, to open pockets 2l, 28, ofsubstantially the full dimensionsof each side part.

Access is provided direct to the side pocket it, in the illustration, byan opening 29, ln member it, adjacent and. parallel to the hinge line,closed by snap fastener elements 3D, under control oi? slide 3i. ifdesired, a similar slide fastener opening may be provided for the otherside pocket, but such is usually-not considered necessary'in view of thefact that the slide fastener opening 29, provides access as well both tothe main interthe'other side member. Y

When the article is used as a brief case or traveling bag, a handle andstraps may beiprovided,

such as indicated at 32, 33, Fig. 1. To retain the straps 33, inproperly positioned encircling relation, a strap 3d is shown secured atpoints 35, to

provide guide loops 36, for straps 33. The intermediate part of strap34, between the guide loops 36, may be left free as indicated, so thatthis 1onger intermediate length may be looped over the handle 32, as inFig. 12, when it is desired to carry the article in a. doubled or'partly rolled condition.

The handle 32 is shown as having buckles or readily releasable end loopsil, which can be readily held to or released from the loops or rings Mi,fastened to the bag top.v

Fastening of the handle loops is illustrated particularly in Figs-6 and'7, where it will be seen that the anchorage consists of a strap 39,secured on the outside of the bag top by stitching 0r like fasteningdll, and extending from this tit) , sulicient to point of attachment.tiene the a distance loop fil, ior carrying gh ring 383 and throughstrap 3S, and eyelet or oper back at to 1 .e fastening fili, thencetoward the hand at f, and doubled back at t5, to the originel point ofattachment, the last two layers forming with the first inside layer dil,a, pocket 4d, substantially longitudinal of the hinge line. This pocketme crisi, shown perticularly in Fig. 7, may be stitched or otherwisesecured along the longitudinal edges at 6l, to close the sides of thepocket. The purpose ci this pocket structure is to receive the end of ahandle reinforcement strip d8, which will er end along the center of thebag at the inside, to hold the handle loops spread apart and give thebag the desired 'y backbone for carrying purposes. This reinforcementmay be a spring steel strip adapted to readily have its ends sprung intoor out of engagement with the holding pockets.

One o1 both ci the side pockets may carry or have formed with it acushion, adapting the article to be used as a pillow or the like. inFig. 5,

the cushion is shown as a built-in part of the side pocket inside memberit, formed by the extra wall or thickness tta, sealed to the pocket.

' making it stable enough for a back rest. The

surrounding straps may be adjusted to vary the The opening up of thedevice into dat form es shown in Figs. 2 and 3, enables miscellaneousarticles, such as papers, books, clothing, etc., to'

be arranged in desired order on one side member, after which the otherside member may be folded over the top of the articles and the bagclosed by simply pulling the slide around the three exposed edges of thetwo members. Prior to such closure, articles such as papers or the like,may have beenislipped into the two side pockets 2l and 28; If access isdesired to these side pockets without entirely opening up the beg, thismay be had by simply operating the slide ti, giving access` to the threeinterior pockets or chambers along a line parallel and close to thehinge line or top of the bag. li desired, the bag may be carried inreverse relation with the two side pockets 21, 2t, at the outside andfully accessible and with articles, or not contained within the intei-mediate pocket between the side members. This intermediate pocketcaribe reached at such time by simply operating the slide idand this may-be operated only part Way, providing access for instance, only throughone end of the bag through such intermediate compartment. A

Fig. 8 illustrates use of the bag as a knapsack showing the straps iiieach connected at the top with a handle loop 3d and brought around underone arm to .a strap loop 36. This provides a convenient comfortable wayto carry the bag and to the inside cf the bag and"- messie leaves thepull slide 'i9 accessible to open one end of the bag andthe pull slide3i accessible to open thebag at the top, all without removing it fromthe shoulders.

in Fig. 9, the bag is shown opened by slide I9, onlyV along one end ofthe same and with one of the encircling straps 33, slackenedsufficiently to serve as a. double handle for employing the device as amarket bag or the like.

Fig. 10 shows the two parts of the bag thrown over the back of a chairto serve as a head cushion, shoulder cushion or the like. With the partsreversed as in Fig. 14, the open pockets are exposed to receive packagesand the like, the bag in this view being shown hung over a lap robe railSli.

Fig. 1l illustrates the use of the bag for sleeping or resting purposes,it being indicated opened out as in Fig. 2 and having connectedtherewith a blanket, cape or like member 5i, having a short straps 53,at the head of the same passed through the strap loops. 38 and caught bysnap fasteners 53, or the like. For camping and like purposes, thisblanket cape or bed foundation may be of a size end character' to becarried in the bag when unclipped therefrom and it may be slit in thecenter as shown at 54, for separate use as a poncho or the like.Cooperating snap fastener elements 55 are shown disposed in the cornersof the same for fastening the edges together when used as a poncho, orpossibly also when used as a blanket attached to the bag structure andsuitable cords or fastenings may be provided on ltfoz. use as a cape orthe like. l

The bag may be made of leather,- fabrlc or other'suitable materials andsuch materials may be water-proof and wear resisting to suit particularintended uses. The 'two main parts of the bag are in the nature vofsubstantially rectangular panels, Figs. 2 and 3, joined together along ahinging line, which becomes in effect the top of the bag. This hingingportion as shown in Fig. 2, may be. a continuous section of materialextending across from one side panel to the other, so that 'the upperedge of the bag is smooth and unbroken beneath the carrying strep,Figi'l. The re-entrant notches 2|, at the joined together portions ofthe side panels, adjacent the opposite ends of the hinging line,facilitate the hlnging movements in both opening and closing directions.This is particularly true of the closing movement. for when the slideris pulled outward or longitudinally of the hinging line as indicated bythe pull chain 66, of the slide in Fig. 3, the slide.' in drawing thedivergent edges together, will exert a folding tendency on the panels,dependingin its effect on which way the panels have been started tofold, that is, with the open pockets outward as in Fig. 3, or with thesepockets inward as in Fig. 2. The slide fastener opening 29, Fig. 1, ispreferably long enough to give free access to all three compertinentswithin the bag and for that reason, may extend the greater part orsubstantially the full length of the bag, as illustrated. Theintermediate handle portion 34 of the attached strap may be passedeither over or beneath the carrying handle 32, to hold the structure inthe roll formation, Fig. 12, either as a matter of carrying the bag inits rolled up relation or using it for example, to carry a roll ofmaterial within the same. The complete reversibility' of the bag enablesit to beturned fully inside out and to be readily thoroughly cleaned andkept in sanitary condition by sunning and airing and anomalo in the'appearance of the bag and lengthened usefulness, because as the bagbecomes worn on one side it may be reversed and used with the other sideoutermost.

. What is claimed is: l f

l. vA bag of the character disclosed, comprising side panels ofsubstantially the same outline and foldable along an intermediatehinging line to bring them into juxtaposed relation, slide fastenerelements extending about said panelsfrom opposite ends of said hingingline and a slider panels when folded together along the hingingcooperating therewith and shiftable from a position at one end of saidhinging-line entirely about the rims of said panels to the opposite endof said hinging line to entirely connect the edges of said panels whenfolded together along the hinging line or to entirely disconnect saidedges leaving said panels free to be spread out in attened relation,said panels being reversibly foldable on said intermediate hinging axisand thev slider being operable to secure the panels together in eitherof the relatively reversed relations ofthe panels, pockets on theopposing faces of said panels and of substantially the full areas ofsaid panels, said pockets having entrance openings thereto substantiallythe full length of the panels and one ofthe panels having a slide lfastener opening substantially the full length of the same adjacent thehinging line for access to said pockets.

2. A bag of the character disclosed, comprising side panels ofsubstantiallythe same outline and foldable along an intermediate hingingline to bring them into juxtaposed relation, slide fastener elementsextending aboutA said panels from opposite ends of said hinging line anda slider cooperating therewith and shiftable from a position at one endof said hinging line entirely about the rims of said panels to theopposite end of said hinging line to entirely connect the edges of saidpanels when folded together along the hinging line or to entirelydisconnect said edges leaving said panels free to be spread out inflattened relation, 4said vpanels having pockets therein at oppositesides of the hinging line and the panels being reversibly foldable tobring said pockets either inside or to the outside of the bag structureformed'by the edges of the panels being secured together and the theedges of said panels when folded together along the hinging line or toentirely disconnect said edges leaving said panels free to be spread outin flattened relation, a pocket in one of the panels and one of thepanels having a slide y fastener 'closed opening adjacent said hingevline and substantially the full length of said panel, said slidefastener closed opening including a slider operating from either side ofthe panel and disposed to enable the pocket being reached from theoutside no matter which way the bag is turned.

4. A bag of the character disclosed, comprising side panels ofsubstantially the same outline and foldable along an intermediatehinging line to bring them into juxtaposed relation, slide fastenerelements extending about said panels from lopposite ends of said hingingline and a slider cooperating therewith and shiftable from a position atone end of said hinging line entirely about the rims of said panels tothe opposite end of said hinging line to entirely connect the edges ofsaid line or to entirely disconnect said edges leaving said panels freeto be spread out in flattened relation, said panels being reverselyfoldable in. opposite directions and the slide being operable to securethe panels together in either of the reversed relations of the panels, adetachable carrying handle and means enablingattachment of the same tothe `bag structure along the hinging line aforesaid in one of therelatively reversed conditions of the bag.

5. A bag of the character disclosed, comprising side panels ofsubstantially the same outline and foldable along an intermediatehinging line to bring them into juxtaposed relation, slide fastenerelements extending about said panels from opposite ends of said hingingline and a slider cooperating therewith and shiftable from a position atone end of said hinging line entirely about the rims of said panels tothe opposite end of said hinging line to entirely connect the edges ofsaid panels when folded together along the hinging line or to entirelydisconnect said edges leaving said panels free to be spread out inflattened relation, strap loops substantially on the hinging line,straps extending therethrough and encircling the panels and a carryinghandle attachable to said strap loops, pockets adjoining said straploops and a detachable reinforcement insertable in said pockets.

6. A bag suitable for carrying as a knapsack and provided with a slidefastener closure at one end and a slide fastenerl closure across theback of the same, said bag having loops at the upper edge and at thelower portion of the same and carrying straps engaged at opposite endswith said upper and said lower loops and thereby adapted to be passedover the shoulders and beneath the arms for carrying purposes, leavingboth the end slide'iastening and the back slide fastening accessible foruse without .removing the bag from said supported position on theshoulders.

'7. A bag for various uses and comprising generally rectangular sidepanels foldable together along an intermediate hinging line to bring thethree exposed edges of the generally rectangular panels together, saidexposed edges of the panels being entirely surrounded by cooperatingslide fastener elements, a slide operable entirely about the threeexposed edges of the two panels to secure them together in the foldedrelation or to release them and leave the panels in fiat outspreadrelation, such that they may be folded in either direction on thehinging line, said slide being operable with the panels folded in eitherdirection on said hinging line, a pocket in one of said panels and oneof said panels having an opening with a slide fastener therefor,positioned to enable access to said pocket when the panels are foldedtogether with said pocket at the inside of the bag, independently of theslide fastener holding the panels together.

3. A'bag of the character. disclosed, comprising side panels foldablealong an intermediate hing-ing line to bring them into juxtaposedrelation, pockets on the faces ci said panels substantially the fullarea of the saine and having entrances adjacent the hinging line andsubstanv tiaily the full length of the panels, said panels lli beingreversible along lthe hinging line aforesaid to place said full lengthpockets either at the inside or at the outside of the bag structure anda slide fastener closed opening in one of said panels and osubstantiallr7 the full length of the same adjoining said hinging linefor providing access to a pocket when the structure 'is folded v'with-the pocket at the inside of the bag.

9. A bag of the character disclosed, comprising side panels foldablealong an intermediate' hinging line to bring them into juxtaposedrelation, pockets on the faces oi said panels substantially the fullarea of the same and having entrances adjacent the hinging line andsubstantially-the full length ci the panels, said panels beingreversible along the hinging line aforesaid to place said full lengthpockets either at the inside or at theoutside of the bag structure and aslide fastener closed opening in one of said panels and'of substantiallythe full length of the saine adjoining said hinging line for providingaccess to a pocket when the structurels folded with the pocket atther-inside of thebag, a reinforcement pocket on the hinging lineaforesaid, a carrying amaai handle and means providing detachableconnection between said carrying handle and reinforcement pocket.

' 10. A bag of the character disclosed, comprising side panels ofsubstantially the same outline and foldable along an intermediateconnecting portion to bring them into juxtaposed relation, slidefastener elements extending about said panels from opposite ends of saidintermediate connecting portion and a slider 'cooperating therewith andshiftable from a position at one end of said intermediate connectingportion entirely about the rims of said panels to the opposite end ofsaid"intermediateconnecting portion to entirely connect the edges ofsaid panels when folded together or to entirely disconnect said edgesleaving said panels free to be spread out in relatively ilattenedrelation, vone of said panels having a pocket therein at one sidel of.v

